1931 Green Bay Packers season

1931 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Results
Record12–2
League place1st NFL

The 1931 Green Bay Packers season was their 13th season overall and their 11th in the National Football League. The team finished with a 12–2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish and the Packers' third consecutive National Football League Championship. The Packers became the first team to win three consecutive NFL championships. They would later do it again, winning the 1965 NFL Championship Game as well as Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II. They remain, as of the 2025 season, the only team to accomplish this feat.[1]

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 13 Cleveland Indians W 26–0 1–0 City Stadium 5,000 Recap
2 September 20 Brooklyn Dodgers W 32–6 2–0 City Stadium 7,000 Recap
3 September 27 Chicago Bears W 7–0 3–0 City Stadium 13,500 Recap
4 October 4 New York Giants W 27–7 4–0 City Stadium 14,000 Recap
5 October 11 Chicago Cardinals W 26–7 5–0 City Stadium 8,000 Recap
6 October 18 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 15–0 6–0 City Stadium 6,000 Recap
7 October 25 Providence Steam Roller W 48–20 7–0 City Stadium 6,000 Recap
8 November 1 at Chicago Bears W 6–2 8–0 Wrigley Field 30,000 Recap
9 November 8 Staten Island Stapletons W 26–0 9–0 City Stadium 7,000 Recap
10 November 15 at Chicago Cardinals L 13–21 9–1 Wrigley Field 8,000 Recap
11 November 22 at New York Giants W 14–10 10–1 Polo Grounds 35,000[2] Recap [3]
12 November 26 at Providence Steam Roller W 38–7 11–1 Cycledrome 5,000 Recap
13 November 29 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 7–0 12–1 Ebbets Field 10,000 Recap
14 December 6 at Chicago Bears L 6–7 12–2 Wrigley Field 18,000 Recap

Standings

Flyer for the October 25 game against the Providence Steam Roller.
NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
12 2 0 .857 291 87 L1
Portsmouth Spartans 11 3 0 .786 175 77 W1
Chicago Bears 8 5 0 .615 145 92 L1
Chicago Cardinals 5 4 0 .556 120 128 W1
New York Giants 7 6 1 .538 154 100 W2
Providence Steam Roller 4 4 3 .500 78 127 T1
Staten Island Stapletons 4 6 1 .400 79 118 W2
Cleveland Indians 2 8 0 .200 45 137 L5
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 12 0 .143 64 199 L8
Frankford Yellow Jackets 1 6 1 .143 13 99 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
  2. ^ The New York Daily News has the crowd at 40,000.
  3. ^ Jimmy Powers, "ckers Pummel Giants! 40,000 See Green Bay Win On Pass by 14–10," New York Daily News, Nov. 23, 1931, pp. 40, 45.

Further reading

  • Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
  • Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part One. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1987.
  • Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.
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